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CHESTER K. HANN, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

GRASS-CATCHING ATTACHMENT FOR LAWN-MOWERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1, 1905.

Application filed November 28, 1904. Serial No. 234,467.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHESTER K. HANN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Grass-Catching Attachments for Lawn-Mowers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in grass-catching attachments for lawn-mowers.

The object ofthe invention is to provide superior means of improved construction for adjusting and holding the catcher in position on lawn-mowers of different widths.

Another feature lies in the peculiar and particular construction and formation of the connecting means.

Finally, the object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described that will be strong, durable, and efiicient and simple and comparatively inexpensive to make and one in which the several parts will not be liable to get out of working order.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of the novel details of construction and operation, a preferable embodiment of which, is described in the specifi: cation and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure l is a side elevation, the fabric of the catcher being broken away to more clearly illustrate the invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 8 is a detail elevation of one of the fastening-joints. Fig. 4: is an under side plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 3, with the spring shown in section; and Fig. 5 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the spring and its supporting-rods.

In the drawings the numeral 1 designates the grass-catcher, which, as is usual in this class of devices, consists of an oblong or suitably-shaped frame of metallic rods or wires, the rear end, sides, and bottom of said frame being covered by any suitable material 2. Of the wire grass-catcher frame 3 and 4 represent, respectively, the upper and lower side wires, said upper wires 3 being at their forward ends bent downward, as indicated at 5, and the forward ends of the lower side wires 4 being looped around the lower portions of the wires 5,as shown at 6 and clearly illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4. The lower portionof each of the arms 5 is, as shown,-provided with a forward extension, the end of which is turned inwardly to form a substantially hookshaped arm 7. As will be clear from the drawings, the hook-shaped arms 7 are connected by a transverse coiled spring 8, formed at each end with hook-loops 9, which engage about the said hook-arms. The spring is held in position and against displacement by means of rods 10, which project from opposite ends of the spring and pass'almost entirely therethrough, so as to have a considerable portion of their length overlapping. The projecting ends of the rods are bent at right angles and formed into eyes 11, which are adapted to be pierced by the looped ends 6 of the lower side wires 4:. It is obvious that by such an arrangement the spring is prevented from sliding to any extent upon the hook-arms 7 and a stiff and substantial support for the coiled spring is provided.

This invention has particular relation to my former patent, No. 529,030, patented November 13, 1894:, and is an improvement thereon. As set forth in the above-mentioned patent, the spring 8 of the present invention is also preferably covered with the forward edge of the material 2, which latter is arranged to form ashirred casing, which, as willbe obvious, will permit the hook-arms 7 to be drawn apart against the tension of the spring 8, thereby allowing the catcher to be fitted to lawnmowers of different widths.

The device is adapted to have its hook-arms 7 engage with any convenient openings upon the rear portion of the lawn-mower, in engagement with which they will be firmly held by the coiled spring 8.

From the construction which I have described it will readily be seen that the spring connection between the forward portions of the catcher-frame is such as to normally draw the forward portion of said frame sides inward and that a spring of this character can be so formed as to admit of the catcher being attached and held in connection with lawnmowers of any ordinary width. It will be observed that by the employment of the overlapping rods 10, which will slide upon each other when the spring is extended, a substantial hearing which will prevent the spring from sagging and rigidly support the same is had and that a much moreperfect and smoothlyacting device is produced.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a grass-catching attachment for lawnmowers, the combination with the main frame and means for engaging the forward end of said frame with a lawn-mower, of a single coiled extension-spring extending the entire distance between the sides of said frame and connected thereto, and separately formed stiffening-rods within the coiled spring having independent and loose engagement with the sides of the frame.

2. In a grass-catching attachment for lawnmovers, the combination with a frame comprising upper side wires formed with downwardly extending angularly bent portions terminating in hooks, and lower side wires formed with loops engaging about the downwardly-extending portions of the said upper side wires, of a coiled extension-spring extending entirely between and connected to the angularly-bent portions of the upper side wires,

and separately-formed stiffening-rods extendwith the frame.

CHESTER K. HANN. In presence of- A. L. PHELrs, M. B. SoHLEY. 

